Cottage Cheese Gelatin Mold

Name: Cottage Cheese Gelatin Mold
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free gelatin flavor of your choice; 1-1/2 cups boiling water; 1-3/4 cups fat-free cottage cheese; 1-1/2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping

"my husband is diabetic, so finding desserts for him is quite a challenge," says Vera Ambroselli of Lehigh Acres, Florida. "One day I dreamed up this cool treat and he loved it. Now I make it all the time."

Ingredients

1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free gelatin flavor of your choice
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1-3/4 cups fat-free cottage cheese
1-1/2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping

Directions

In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. In a blender or food processor, process the cottage cheese until smooth. Stir into gelatin. Refrigerate until partially set. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into a 3-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 92 calories, 2g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 256mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Cottage Cheese Gelatin Mold in Taste of Home April/May 2001